My mother is the white moonlight of the cultivation world.

She forcefully suppressed the fear surging in her heart and compelled herself to calm down.

These two Shadow Demons are intelligent and can communicate, so they are not just pure beasts.

As long as communication is possible, there is always the possibility of stalling for time.

She collapsed to the ground, raised her small, dust-covered face, and tried to make her voice sound calm yet tinged with a hint of bravado.

"I advise you to think carefully. I am the daughter of the head of the Shen family. If you harm me, my father will never let you off the hook."

The Shadow Fiend, which was dripping with black saliva and looked rather greedy, paused, and the crimson light flickered erratically.

"The Shen family... patriarch?" Its shrill voice carried a hint of hesitation. "It seems... quite troublesome..."

"What are you afraid of!" Another, taller shadow demon lashed out with his whip, producing a dull thud. "We have the mighty Gluttony Lord behind us! What is the mere Shen family compared to us!"

Even so, its tone unconsciously took on a somewhat solemn tone.

"But brother," the gluttonous Shadow Demon shrank back, as if recalling some unpleasant memories, "the last war between the two realms... that guy's moves were incredibly insidious, and many of our brothers fell. Back then, he wasn't even the head of the family yet... Moreover, the Shen family's intelligence network covers the entire cultivation world. If we eat his daughter, it will probably be difficult for us to capture children again in the future."

"Hmph, just because she says so doesn't mean it is!" the towering Shadow Demon sneered. "You idiot, weren't you drooling just now? Now you've suddenly got a brain!"

opportunity!

As Hua Yue listened to their argument, she secretly began to circulate the faint, almost imperceptible energy within her body.

That spirit-sealing potion was indeed potent, freezing her meridians completely. But her spiritual power was inherently extraordinary, extremely strong.

At this moment, she was channeling that purest wisp of "life" energy.

The chilling, oppressive force is gradually loosening under the influence of life, like spring water flowing beneath the ice.

Faster, faster!

Just as she was about to break through a meridian, the tall shadow demon, seemingly unable to win the argument with his companion, turned his attention back to her in frustration.

"Who cares who she is! Let's keep an eye on her first, and wait for the Demon Lord..."

Before it could finish speaking, a childish yet clear voice suddenly rang out.

"You don't know, do you? I'm the only daughter of a patriarch of immortal cultivation!"

Hua Yue was taken aback. She noticed that Awen in the corner had woken up at some point. He imitated Hua Yue, puffing out his little chest and trying to look profound, but his thin frame and dirty face made him look particularly comical.

The towering Shadow Demon's crimson aura shifted towards Awen, and it scoffed disdainfully, "Nonsense! You're clearly a beggar!"

"You really don't know this!" Ah-Wen, though young, was already quite shrewd and immediately perked up, seemingly ready to launch into a long speech. "My story begins three hundred years ago, when my ancestor was experiencing trials in the mortal realm..."

The two Shadow Demons were actually drawn to his rambling nonsense.

It's now!

"boom!"

A faint, muffled sound emanated from within Hua Yue's body, like a dam bursting. A surge of vital energy instantly broke through the blockage, coursing through her limbs and bones!

Without the slightest hesitation, she took out the Phoenix Eye Sword given to her by Jun Yuan with a thought.

However, what appeared in her hand was not the magnificent spirit sword, but a piece of ordinary dead wood.

The piece of dead wood seemed to have its own consciousness, appearing on its own without being summoned, and a warm throbbing sensation came from my palm.

"That is—"

The tall Shadow Demon, who had been listening to Awen's boasting, suddenly turned around. When its gaze fell on the withered wood in Hua Yue's hand, the two points of scarlet light suddenly contracted, emitting a sharp scream that tore through the air!

"A branch of the divine tree!!"

The terror in its voice far surpassed that of Shen Qingfu mentioned earlier, by a hundred times!

The next instant, before the Shadow Demon could make any move, the withered wood in Hua Yue's hand suddenly burst forth with a dazzling green light!

A dense life force burst forth from her center, forming a pale green light shield. The overwhelming demonic energy that had rushed towards them vanished instantly before this shield, like snow falling in spring.

But the light shield only lasted for a moment before shattering like a bubble.

The difference is too big!

Hua Yue felt a tightness in her chest, but she wasn't discouraged at all. She shouted to Awen, "Run! Run towards the cave entrance!"

Save as many as you can! I still have the illusionary black jade pendant given to me by Mo Ze, which is enough to buy me a little more time!

Ah Wen stood rooted to the spot, her little face full of stubbornness: "I'm not leaving!"

He suddenly turned around, made a face at one of the Shadow Fiends, and shouted tauntingly, "Hey! Ugly freak! Come and get me!"

He actually tried to distract one of them by using himself!

"Idiot!" Hua Yue exclaimed, both anxious and angry.

"Kill her first!"

The towering shadow demon had recovered from its initial shock. The appearance of the divine branch had completely ignited its murderous intent. This girl posed too great a threat; if she were allowed to escape back to the Shen family with the message, the consequences would be unimaginable!

A shadow claw, even more solid than before, hurtled straight at Hua Yue's face with a piercing shriek that seemed to tear everything apart!

That's too late!

Hua Yue made a decision instantly.

"Ah-Wen! Let's go!"

She shouted and pushed Awen towards the only opening with all her might.

At the same time, she suddenly spun around, opened her arms, and used her still young and thin body to block the entrance of the cave!

With her back to the dim light from the cave entrance, she faced alone the surging shadows that threatened to tear her to shreds.

That's all we can do.

I hope Ah Wen... can escape successfully.

The Shadow Fiend's attack was already close at hand, and its destructive aura stung her skin.

Hua Yue closed her eyes.

However, the expected excruciating pain and tearing did not occur.

The entire world suddenly fell into an eerie, absolute silence.

The sounds of the wind, the demonic energy, the roar of the shadow demon, and even the pounding of one's own heart all ceased abruptly at that moment.

Time seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand.

Hua Yue opened her eyes in surprise.

She saw the ferocious, lunging shadow claws stop less than three inches from her nose, frozen in mid-air, motionless. The two Nascent Soul stage shadow demons remained in their forward-leaning posture, like two grotesque black sculptures.

Inside the cave, a figure had silently appeared without anyone noticing.

The man wore a dark red brocade robe with cloud patterns, its color resembling congealed blood staining the night. His long, ink-black hair cascaded down like a waterfall.

A face that is both extremely cold and extremely perfect.

What truly sends chills down your spine are those blood-red amber eyes.

At this moment, those eyes were silently gazing at her, and deep within them surged a chilling coldness capable of freezing a hellish inferno, as well as... a barely perceptible, deeply hidden, intense tremor.

It is Junyuan.

He didn't even glance at the two Nascent Soul stage shadow demons frozen in time and space; his gaze was completely fixed on Hua Yue.

A moment later, as if remembering something trivial, he slightly raised his hand and gently pinched his index finger and thumb together in the direction of the two shadow demons.

It was as if it were just to wipe away an unsightly speck of dust.

"Pop".

A barely audible shattering sound.

The two Shadow Demons, which Hua Yue considered too powerful to resist, along with their deadly attacks, were silently transformed into the finest black specks of light with a single, effortless pinch, then completely vanished into the air without leaving a trace.

After doing all this, Junyuan's gaze returned to Huayue.

He watched as she spread her arms wide, resolutely protecting the cave entrance behind her, and in her blood-red eyes, even more complex and turbulent emotions seemed to be churning violently.

The next moment, his figure appeared in front of Hua Yue without warning.

He slowly crouched down to be at eye level with her.

He reached out, seemingly wanting to touch the dirt on her face, but his fingertips paused slightly in mid-air, trembled almost imperceptibly, and finally stopped.

In the end, he only uttered two words in his deep, slightly hoarse voice.

There was a calming power in that voice.

"Don't be afraid."

He paused, his blood-red eyes gazing intently at her.

"I am coming."

Having narrowly escaped death, Hua Yue, her mind reeling, stared blankly at the man before her, who seemed to have descended like a god, with only one thought remaining in her mind.

So strong!